See-Through Computer Display Systems with Stray Light Management

1. An optical system comprising: a display panel located on an optical axis, the display panel configured to produce image light for projecting from a curved emission surface, the display panel comprising the curved emission surface, the curved emission surface including a first emission surface point where the optical axis intersects the curved emission surface, the curved emission surface having a first radius of curvature at the first emission surface point; a lens located on the optical axis, the lens having a curved lens surface, the curved lens surface including a first lens surface point on the optical axis, the curved lens surface having a second radius of curvature at the first lens surface point, the second radius of curvature matching the first radius of curvature of the emission surface point; and a see-through display, wherein the curved emission surface is configured to project image light from the display panel through the curved lens surface towards the see-through display to present the image light overlaid on a see-through view of the surrounding environment.

2. The optical system of claim 1 , wherein the curved emission surface includes a second emission surface point where a first line parallel to the optical axis intersects the curved emission surface, wherein the curved lens surface of the lens includes a second lens surface point on the first line parallel to the optical axis, wherein the first emission surface point and the first lens surface point are separated by a first distance, and wherein the second emission surface point and the second lens surface point are separated by a second distance that equals the first distance between the first emission surface point and the first lens surface point.

3. The optical system of claim 1 , wherein the curved emission surface includes an emission surface area circumscribed by a plurality of lines parallel to the optical axis that intersect the curved emission surface, wherein the curved lens surface of the lens includes a lens surface area circumscribed by the plurality of lines parallel to the optical axis, and wherein the emission surface area and the lens surface area of the lens are separated by a constant distance over the respectively circumscribed areas.

4. The optical system of claim 1 , wherein the curved emission surface and the curved lens surface of the lens are the same in shape.

5. The optical system of claim 1 , wherein the curved emission surface and the curved lens surface of the lens are different in shape.